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Where does “mediational” come from?

Mediational derives from English mediation, which comes from Latin mediātiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos meaning middle or between.

mediational (English): Of or pertaining to mediation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to mediation

Ancestry of “mediational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmediationNegotiation to resolve differences conducted by...
2Latinmediatio—
3Latinmediaripresent passive infinitive of mediō; intervene
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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